Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39459, Thomas Dodson, Penn. Pensioner In Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Dodson, Thomas
S. 39459
Pension in Va.
CONTENTS

5805. Virginia
Thomas Dodson Capt North private Pennsylvania line 75 to 83
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 25 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 of January 1819 and sent to Hugh Holmes Woodstock Virginia
arrears to 4th of Sep r 1818 3 mo 26.86 emi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819 48.
$74.86
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Shendandoah Co
C. ...
Died April 10-1825-AB
Information sent the Gen. July 1825 to Col. William, Esq. Woodstock Va

Thomas Bodson pri 3 Penns a Regiment 1775 to 1783 25 th May 1783 Admitted
Waco text May 28 th
Free
John C. Colhoun
Sunday at home
Washington City

Virginia ss
On this 25 day of May 1818. Before me the subscriber as Judge of the general court of Virginia, personally appears Thomas Dodson aged 70 years resident in the County of Shenandoah who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war", that he the said Thomas Dodson enlisted in the year 1775 in the state of Pennsylvania in the company commanded by Captain Relfrop 2 nd Reg t Pennsylvania of the state of Pennsylvania, that he continued to serve in the said corps or in the service of the United States until the year 1783 when he was discharged from service in Philadelphia State of Penn a that he was in the battles of Brandywine, Red Bank  Red Bank  Red Bank  Red Bank and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his family for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, except the attached now enclosed sworn to and declared before me the day & year aforesaid
A. Holmes
I A. Holmes Judge of the court as aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Thomas Dodson did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration, and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the support of his family for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, except the attached now enclosed, sworn to and declared before me the day & year aforesaid. I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress. Given under my hand & the seal of the court of Shenandoah the 25 th May 1818.
A. Holmes

Thomas Dodson,
(5805.)
March 1819
Co. Anne

State of Virginia
Stuarts Draft County ss
On this 13 th day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a board of record in the said County Thomas Dodson aged 72 years and six months resident in the said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows That he enlisted for the term of one year in the fall of 1775 (the month and day not recollected) at the place in the fall of the year in the state of Pennsylvania in the company commanded by Capt. Robert Mendenhall in the Reg. t com- manded by Col. Anthony Wayne in the line of the state of Penn- sylvania in the (not known) continental establishment that he served this first tour and again enlisted for the term of three years in the state of Pennsylvania in the company com- manded by Capt. John Christie in the Regiment commanded by Colonel (name in the line above) mentioned on the Continental Establishment, that he served this second tour and again enlisted in the said state for or during the War in the company commanded by Captain John Christie in the Regiment com- manded by (the Colonel's name not recollected) in the said line and on the Continental Establishment, that he served this last tour making in and about 6 years in the whole to the best of my recollection and was discharged in the year 1781 (some time in the fall) in the City of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia state) of Pennsylvania. The original Declaration dated May 25 th one thousand eight hundred and eighty and the number of the certificate 5805.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor have any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Schedule
Five hundred $20. & 30 Dollars in trust (a part of my pension) and one cow valued @ $12.
Signed by Thomas Dodson
My original occupation was that of a black Smith but by age disease and misfortunes of body I have been unable to pursue it myself comprise the whole of my family there are none of my children residing with me
Signed Sworn to and declared this 13 th day of June 1820 in open Court A Copy Test J. H. Williams De Ad

I Philip Williams Clerk of the County aforesaid in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total Amount in Value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is thirty forty five Dollars
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 20 th day of June 1820
P Williams Clerk of the Court for the County of Shen- -andoah State of Virg o

September 10, 1935
Thomas Dodson-S.39459 BA-J/AWF aw
Mrs. Sadie D. Hurst Escondido, P.O.Box 7 California
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you state that the other records you requested with that of John Dodson, S. 2518, were Charles and Thomas Dodson, and now additional ones of John York who served in the North Carolina troops, and of a Seymour York.
There are no claims for pension on file based upon service of a John York in the North Carolina troops, nor of a Seymour York or Charles Dodson or Dotson.
The record of only one Thomas Dodson has been found. His record is given herein as found in pension claim, S. 39459, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of Thomas Dodson are not given, nor are the names of his parents stated.
He enlisted in the state of Pennsylvania, in the fall of 1775, served in Captain Caleb North's company in Colonel Anthony Wayne's Pennsylvania regiment, and in Captain John Christie's company in Colonel Johnston's Pennsylvania regiment; he was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth, and was discharged in the fall of 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed

May 25, 1818, then a resident of Shenandoah County, Virginia. On June 13, 1820 he stated that he was aged seventy-two years and six months, and was still living in Shenandoah County.
The children of the soldier, Thomas Dodson, were referred to, but none residing with him in 1820, names of children and wife not given. The soldier died April 10, 1825.
In order to obtain information in regard to whom the last payment of his pension was paid, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the following data:
Thomas Dodson Certificate # 5805 Issued January 26, 1819 Rate $8.00 per month To commence May 25, 1818 Act of March 18, 1818 Virginia Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Shenandoah County to Wit
Isaac Gibbons this day Annually Appeared before the subscribed a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and made oath that he was acquainted with Thomas Dodson during the revolution- ary war and that he knows the said Dodson was an enlisted soldier in the Regular Army of the Revolution but for what term he was enlisted he does not know but does know that he served in the said Army more than Five Years. Given under my hand this 25 day of May 1818.
Robt. Surner

WASHINGTON
October 12, 1931
BA-J/AWF
Mrs. Alfred C. Benedict 23 Prospect Street South Orange, New Jersey
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Thomas Dodson a soldier of the War of the Revolution.
The data herein are obtained from the papers on file in the pension claim, S. 39459, based upon his military service in that war.
Thomas Dodson enlisted in the state of Pennsylvania, in the fall of 1775, and served in Captain Caleb North's company in Colonel Anthony Wayne's Pennsylvania regiment and in Captain John Christie's company in Colonel Johnston's Pennsylvania regiment, he was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth and served until in the fall of 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed, May 25, 1818, at which time he was living in Shenandoah County, Virginia, and was aged seventy years.
He stated, in 1820, that none of his children was living with him. The names of his children are not given nor is the name of his wife stated.
He died April 10, 1825. 4 13.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWF/eel
April 13, 1929
Mrs. Walter S. Whitten 1624 South 23rd Street Lincoln, Nebraska
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.39459, it appears that Thomas Dodson enlisted in the State of Pennsylvania, in the fall of 1775, and served in Captain Caleb North's Company, Colonel Anthony Wayne's Pennsylvania Regiment. He again enlisted in Captain John Christie's Company, Colonel Johnson's Regiment, and served until in the fall of 1781. He was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth,
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 25, 1818, at which time he was living in Shenandoah County, Virginia, aged seventy years.
In 1820, he stated that none of his children was living with him. The names of his children are not given nor is the name of his wife mentioned.
Respectfully,
Did April 10 - 1825 - 4 - 13.
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

I have no further data, but if you Carl find anything concerning Charles or Thomas Watson I will be grateful for your efforts.
The York names.
I have a record of John York (a copy I enclose) I want more concerning him if possible.
And to know also of a Raymond York of Randolph county N.C. (Died 1783 or 1784) and received payment for aid or provisions by the Govt. for aid during the Revolutionary war.
Yours truly (Mrs.) Sadie Watson Hurst Escondido Calif P.O. Box 7

Copy of the war service of John York .
From U.S. War Dept. Washington.
"John York served as Private in Capt. John Johnson's Co Colonel John Colliers Regiment N. Carolina Militia.
no 21. C, p. 6 John York's name appears on the Company's payroll dated 1789. C.N. Bridge Major General.

Evcondi do Calif July 2/ 1935-
A. H. Miller Dear Sir,
I am referring to my previous request - John Dodson S. 25/8. Ba - J/EE&
I thank you so much for the information, you gave me but there was a misunder- standing in the name of one of the Dotson's not - Charles Thomas; but - I meant several names Charles Dotson or Dodson, John Dotson or Dodson and Thomas Dotson or Dodson.
Charles was supposed to be my Great Grandfather. The others were his brothers.

My Grandfather Henry Dotson Born 1794 - died 1867 was son of Charles and Barbara Burkett.
The ancestors I wrote you for Rev. records were a Charles - Thomas, or John Barn perhaps 1750 or 1760 and natives  born of Virginia They were connected with Indian wars and frontier fights . My reports were handwritten from my Grandfather Henry Dotson He said the name Dotson which he claimed, was varied with Dodson. He lived in early youth in Jefferson Co Tennessee. There are several Dotson families in the surrounding counties of Tenn. descendants of Charles - Thomas - and John

I have no further data, but if you can find anything concerning Charles or Thomas Dotson I will be grateful for your efforts.
The York names.
I have a record of John York (a copy I enclose) I want more concerning him if possible.
And to know also if a Raymond York of Randolph county N.C. (Died 1783 or 1784) ever received payment for aid or provisions by the Govt. for aid during the Revolutionary war.
Yours truly
(Mrs.) Sadie Dotson Hurst Escondido Calif P.O. Box 7

Mrs. Alfred C. Benedict,
23 Prospect Street South Orange, New Jersey
Sept. 29, 1931.
To the COMMISSIONER, United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Kindly inform me if the names of the two following Revolutionary soldiers appear on your records and give data.
From the Division of Public Records at Harris- burg, Penna. I know
✓ THOMAS DODSON served as a Private on "A roll of Captain John Christies' Company of the Fifth Penn. Regiment, Commanded by Col. Francis Johnston, Sept. 9, 1778." See page.39, Vol. Three, Penna. Archives, Fifth Series.
✓ JOHN DODSON served as a Private on "A return of the First Company, Second Battalion, Chester County Militia, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Ball, who are ordered on a Tour of Duty immediately, Sept. 24, 1781." See page 56 536, Vol. Five, Penna. Archives, Fifth Series.
I am descended from a Thomas Dodson who married Elizabeth Bixby, and he was the son of John Dodson. I need the data for D.A.R. use.
Thanking you for your kindness,
Sincerely yours,
(Mrs. Alfred C.)
Mabel Cartwright Benedict

Mrs. Walter S. Whitten
1624 South 23 rd Street
Lincoln, Nebraska
Sept 5-1928.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions Revolutionary War Records Section, Gentlemen:—
The maiden name of my paternal great grand mother was Susannah  Nodson . She married John Colters I think & Thomas  Nodson , who applied for a pension in Shenandoah County  Virginia , was her father. He was petitioned , and is supposed to have died in 1825. Please send me a copy of the record Thomas Nodson furnished the Commissioner of Pensions, when he

made his application for a pen- sion, and oblige,
Yours very sincerely Silas Potter Whitten - Mrs. Walter P. Whitten, 1624 So. 23 rd St., Lincoln Neb.

39459 Rev  INVALID.
File No. 39459
Thomas Dodson Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 181
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